But since leaving the Australian outback, Toffolo has now — somewhat unfathomably — become the new darling of the Conservative Party.

The 23-year-old formed an unlikely bond with Boris Johnson's dad, Stanley Johnson, while in the jungle — and their relationship has blossomed since returning to Britain. "We genuinely hang out all the time," Toffolo confirmed in an interview with Business Insider.

Toffolo, or "Toff" as she is known to almost everyone, accompanied Johnson to the Tory fundraising ball earlier this month, where she got up on stage to address the party's grandees.

There she met Prime Minister Theresa May, who thanked her for everything she has done for the party, and Boris himself, who asked when she was "going to stand as a Conservative MP." "Not sure that's a great idea," Toff blushed.

The trouble is, right here and now, during a brief interview set up to promote "Made in Chelsea," Toff doesn't really want to talk politics.

Has Stanley introduced her to the upper echelons of the party, BI asks.

"Well no, I've alwa- ugggh...," Toff splutters, changing subject mid-sentence. How does it feel to be the face of Tory youth? "I don't want to talk about that. We're here to talk about 'Made in Chelsea' today. I'm so sorry."

It's is a shame, because, like it or not, Toff has become a sort of unofficial cheerleader for the Tory party.

And while she's performing this role — and winning praise from the party's great and good — her political pronouncements do warrant some scrutiny.

Getting young people to vote is "the most important thing"

We didn't get answers to these questions, but there is one issue Toff is prepared to talk about: improving political engagement among millennials.

In 2014, she told her Twitter followers that they would be "very naughty" if they didn't vote, and once described Belgium's compulsory voting system as "fantastic."

She warms to her theme: "I've got a great platform, with nearly two million followers on Instagram, I just want to make sure that people register to vote, they go out and vote, and if they don't agree with something, they speak out.

"What I don't like is when people don't like the establishment, they don't like the current government, they combat that by saying 'I don't like politics.' Go out, have your say, vote against the government. It's the most important thing."

Toff steps out with Stanley Johnson.
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And when there's not an election, Toff is garnering support for petitions. Her latest cause is a bid to ban live animal exports, a goal she does not feel conflicts with her support for fox hunting.

"A lot of animals are transported hundreds of miles across the sea to different countries to then be killed. They shouldn't be doing that, they should end their life here," she says.

The TV star is also happy to express more adoration for Stanley Johnson. She has roped him in as a guest star on "Made in Chelsea," where cameras will capture their long lunches over copies of the Financial Times.

"We spend so much time together that when the cameras are rolling, it's just as though they're not there. It's so funny," she says. "I told Boris that he'd filmed for the show and he was like: 'That's amazing.' How funny is that?"

Toff is certainly something of a paradox: A reality TV star, who openly trades on her "ditzy" image and regularly poses in her underwear on Instagram. But also a politics obsessive who waves the flag for of Britain's ruling party.

"I don't like that politics is associated with middle-aged, greying men. I'm a young blonde woman who's 23 and I can be as interested in politics as the next person," she says.